Lethrinops turneri
| Lethrinops turneri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Lethrinops |
| Species: | L. turneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Lethrinops turneri | |
Lethrinops turneri is a species of cichlid native to Lake Malawi and Lake Malombe. This species grows to a length of 9.4 centimetres (3.7 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the ichthyologist George F. Turner of Bangor University in Wales who worked on the fish and fisheries of Lakes Malawi and Malombe and who was the first to report this species in those waters.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Lethrinops turneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T61054A148671949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61054A148671949.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lethrinops turneri". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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